Bushehr nuclear power plant was re-connected to the national electricity grid

According to Energy Press, Reza Benazadeh, referring to the connection of electricity generated by the Bushehr nuclear power plant to the national power grid, said: Bushehr nuclear power plant will be connected to the national power grid again from 6:30 am today, June 18, after successful maintenance and annual refueling. connected

He added: In order to provide and improve performance and ensure the continued safe operation of important equipment as well as increase the useful life of production equipment of Bushehr nuclear power plant, every year when fuel is replaced and new fuel is replaced, an opportunity is provided to perform Refueling operations, necessary measures for inspection, repairs and maintenance of Bushehr nuclear power plant equipment are also carried out.

The president of the power plant and the CEO of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant Operation Company continued: In this regard, with the coordination made with the management of the country’s power grid, the refueling and planned repairs of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant began and with the successful completion of this process according to the set plan, the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant From this morning, it was put back into the production circuit and electricity supply to the country’s national electricity network resumed.

Benazadeh considered the capacity of Bushehr nuclear power plant to be one thousand megawatts and noted: Bushehr nuclear power plant with the capacity of producing one thousand megawatts, from the time it was started up until the unit was stopped for repairs in this period, by reaching the limit of producing 66 billion kilowatt hours of electrical energy, played an important role. It has played a role in providing energy to the country, especially in the southern provinces, and reducing power outages.

He added: Bushehr nuclear power plant, with the production of more than 7.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electrical energy in 2023, has played a decisive and influential role in passing the summer and winter peak of electricity consumption in the country.

The president of the power plant and CEO of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant Operation Company added: Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, as an environmentally friendly electricity production unit, has not caused any pollution to the human living environment and is known as clean energy, in such a way that since the beginning of energy production until now, The amount of about 103.2 million barrels of crude oil equivalent has been saved and the release of nearly 63.39 million tons of various environmental polluting gases has been prevented.

Benazadeh stated: Operation of Bushehr nuclear power plant, as the first experience of using 1000 megawatt nuclear power plants in the country and the region, is fully carried out by Iranian expert staff.